Urgent need to ramp up private vaccination sites to match dose delivery schedule
The number of private vaccination sites will need to be ramped-up aggressively in the coming weeks if South Africa is to reach the daily inoculation tempo of 192 000 required by the start of June to...
View ArticleEWSETA planning to bolster domestic hydrogen development readiness, capabilities
The Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) is planning to work closely with hydrogen sector role-players in South Africa in an effort to ensure that as the uptake of this...
View ArticleFree online youth vocational training app launched in South Africa
Online learning company Trace, in partnership with Senghor University, in Egypt, and the French Development Agency (AFD) have launched a free online vocational training platform – Trace Academia. The...
View ArticleNew global report highlights growing demand for wind workforce training in...
South Africa is identified in a new international report as one of ten countries where training efforts will need to be intensified and accelerated over the coming five years to match the skills demand...
View ArticleAbsa PMI rises in May, suggesting another quarterly expansion
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 57.8 points in May from 56.2 the month before, with four of the five subcomponents remaining well above the neutral 50-point mark....
View ArticleMacsteel launches third Macsteel Express franchise partnership
Steel merchant Macsteel has launched the third of its independently owned Macsteel Express franchise partnerships, in Nelspruit, on June 1. Macsteel launched the first of its two franchise partner...
View ArticlePamsa opens applications for Masters of Engineering bursary programme
The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (Pamsa) Masters of Engineering (MEng) bursary programme is now open for applications for the 2022/23 intake. Applications can be submitted via...
View ArticleMotus takes on 355 young people for YES working experience
Automotive group Motus has come on board to support the Youth Employment Service (YES) by providing 355 young people with work experience. YES was launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018 and...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s overall employment picture still a cause for concern, says...
While some industries have shown small employment gains, the overall picture is still a cause for concern, with a large decrease in employment between 2020’s fourth quarter and the first quarter of...
View ArticleInstitute working to host international event locally
The South African Institute of Tribology (SAIT) is collaborating with industry bodies and relevant government departments to host the International Tribology Council’s (ITC’s) eighth International...
View ArticleIndustry insight opportunity for students
Owing to the fast-paced changes in the boilers and burners sector, technical vocational education and training (TVET) colleges have initiated an Occupational Qualification Dual System programme that...
View ArticleSix Master's, two PhD scholarships available at SU courtesy of DeepMind
London-based artificial intelligence (AI) research and applications organisation DeepMind is supporting postgraduate students in the fields of applied mathematics, statistics, electrical and electronic...
View ArticleSeifsa calls for national disaster recovery plan for metals, engineering sector
Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has called for the creation of a national state of disaster support and recovery plan for the metals and...
View ArticleUJ School of Accounting receives R11m Seta grant to improve TVET audit outcomes
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) School of Accounting in the College of Business and Economics has been awarded an R11-million grant to invest in the improvement of audit outcomes in technical and...
View ArticleSAHPRA registers Janssen Covid-19 vaccine with conditions
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced on Monday the registration of the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine on March 31, with conditions. SAHPRA CEO Dr Boitumelo...
View ArticleCivil engineering student awarded Egis bursary
Second-year civil engineering student Lethabo Matabane, who is a member of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice), has received a bursary from engineering services multinational...
View ArticleBusa expresses concern over commission’s rejection of Burger King sale
Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has noted with concern the Competition Commission’s recent decision to block the sale of Burger King by Grand Parade Investments to ECP Africa, saying it would have...
View ArticleNzimande announces expansion of the Imbali Education and Innovation precinct...
The Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation will revitalise and expand the Imbali Education and Innovation Precinct project as a pilot to explore and test an alternative modality of...
View ArticleSurvey shows African business leaders have positive outlook for 2021
Professional services firm PwC’s twenty-fourth yearly ‘Global CEO Survey’ finds that CEOs have an improved outlook and record high optimism about the global economy, with 68% of CEOs in Africa...
View ArticleShowcase to be hosted to boost tech SMMEs
Fourth Industrial Revolution laboratory Forge Academy, in partnership with Nokia and the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) SMME Chamber, will host a showcase for small and medium-sized...
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